Cable Types

Shielded and unshielded pair LAN cabling

TIA Category 3, 4, 5, 5e, 6, 6A: 100 Ω
ISO/IEC Class C, D, E, E_A, F, and F_A: 100 Ω and 120 Ω

Standard Link Interface Adapters

Permanent link adapters

Plug type: shielded RJ45
Optional Plug type: Tera

Channel Adapters

Jack type: shielded RJ45
Optional Jack type: Tera

Test Standards

TIA

Category 3, 4, 5, 5e, 6, 6A per TIA 568-C.2

ISO/IEC

Class C and D, E, E_A, F, F_A certification per ISO/IEC 11801:2002 and amendments

Maximum frequency

1000 MHz

General Specifications

Speed of Autotest

Full 2-way Autotest of Category 5e or 6/Class D or E: 9 seconds. Full 2-way Autotest of Category 6A/Class E_A: 10 seconds

Support test parameters (The selected test standard determines the test parameters and the frequency range of the tests)

Wire Map, Length, Propagation Delay, Delay Skew, DC Loop Resistance, Insertion Loss (Attenuation), Return Loss (RL), NEXT, Attenuation-to-crosstalk Ratio (ACR-N), ACR-F (ELFEXT), Power Sum ACR-F (ELFEXT), Power Sum NEXT, Power Sum ACR-N, Power Sum Alien Near End Xtalk (PS ANEXT), Power Sum Alien Attenuation Xtalk Ratio Far End (PS AACR-F)

Input protection

Protected against continuous telco voltages and 100 mA over-current. Occasional ISDN over-voltages will not cause damage

Display

5.7 in LCD display with a projected capacitance touchscreen

Case

High impact plastic with shock absorbing overmold

Dimensions

Main Versiv unit with DSX-5000 module and battery installed: 2.625 in x 5.25 in x 11.0 in (6.67 cm x 13.33 cm x 27.94 cm)

Weight

Main Versiv unit with DSX-5000 module and battery installed: 3 lbs, 5oz (1.28 kg)

Main unit and remote:

Lithium ion battery pack, 7.2 V

Typical battery life:

8 hours

Charge time*

Tester off: 4 hours to charge from 10 % capacity to 90 % capacity.

Languages supported

English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese

Calibration

Service center calibration period is 1 year

Environment Specifications

Operating Temperature

32°F to 113°F (0°C to 45°C)

Storage Temperature

-4°F to +122°F (-20° C to +50°C)

Operating relative humidity

0 % to 90 %, 32°F to 95 °F (0°C to 35°C)
0 % to 70 %, 95°F to 113 °F (35°C to 45°C)

Vibration

Random, 2 g, 5 Hz-500 Hz

Shock

1 m drop test with and without module and adapter

Safety

CSA 22.2 No. 61010, IEC 61010-1 2nd Edition + Amendments 1, 2

Operating altitude

13,123 ft (4,000 m)

EMC

EN 61326-1

Performance Specifications **

Category 6A/Class E_A test modes (or lower link categories)

DSX-5000 CableAnalyzer modules exceed with Level IIIe requirements of TIA 1152 and Level IV of IEC 61935-1.

Class F_A test modes

DSX-5000 CableAnalyzer modules exceed Level V requirements as in the draft 4th edition of IEC 61935-1.

Length of Twisted Pair Cabling¹

Without Remote

With Remote

Range

800 m (2600 ft)

150 m (490 ft)

Resolution

0.1 m or 1 ft

0.1 m or 1 ft

Accuracy

± (0.3 m + 2 %); 0 m to 150 m
± (0.3 m + 4 %); 150 m to 800 m

± (0.3 m + 2 %)

Propagation Delay

Without Remote

With Remote

Range

4000 ns

750 ns

Resolution

1 ns

1 ns

Accuracy

± (2 ns + 2 %); 0 ns to 750 ns
± (2 ns + 4 %); 750 ns to 4000 ns

± (2 ns + 2 %)

Delay Skew

Range

0 ns to 100 ns

Resolution

1 ns

Accuracy

± 10 ns

DC Loop Resistance Test

Range

0 Ω to 540 Ω

Resolution

0.1 Ω

Accuracy

± (1 Ω + 1 %)

Overload recovery time

Less than 10 minutes to rated accuracy following an overvoltage. Referencing is required after repeated or prolonged overvoltage.